StartUp Health Insights: GV Invests in Culturally-Inclusive Medicare Advantage Health Plan Company…

StartUp Health Insights: GV Invests in Culturally-Inclusive Medicare Advantage Health Plan Company | Week of Mar 21, 2023

Other health innovation funding rounds this week went to multiple telehealth and autism care startups, plus healthcare HR management, precision health, and much more.

This busy week of reported health innovation funding included:

Medwing, a Berlin, Germany-based digital HR management platform for healthcare, raised €44M (~$46.6M) from Hambro Perks and SVB Capital, Quadrille Capital, Cathay Innovation, Northzone, Cherry Ventures, and Atlantic Labs. <source>

Clever Care Health Plan, a Huntington Beach, CA-based culturally-inclusive Medicare Advantage health plan company, raised $42M led by GV, with participation from Point32Health, Norwest Venture Partners, Health Velocity Capital, Prudential Ventures, Brighton Health Partners, Windham Venture Partners, Figure 8 Investments, and AV8. <source>

Zus Health, a Boston, MA-based next-gen shared health data platform bringing distributed patient data directly to the point of care, raised $40M from JAZZ Venture Partners, F-Prime Capital, Maverick Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). <source>

Maribel Health, a Hanover, NH-based partner for health systems looking to design, build, and operate home and community services, raised $25M led by General Catalyst. <source>

FIRE1, a Dublin, Ireland-based developer of a remote monitoring solution for heart failure patients, raised $25M led by Novo Holdings and Andera Partners. <source>

HealthPlix, a Bengaluru, India-based startup offering an in-house platform for doctors to help record patient data digitally, raised $22M led by Avataar Venture Partners and SIG Venture Capital, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, JSW Ventures, Kalaari Capital, Blacksoil Capital, and Chiratae Ventures. <source>

SpectrumAi, a Los Angeles, CA-based company developing solutions to improve autism care, raised $20M led by CVS Health Ventures, with participation from Cobalt Ventures, F-Prime, Frist Cressey, and Autism Impact Fund. <source>

Perspectum, an Oxford, UK-based precision health company that develops medical imaging tools, raised $19M led by Oppenheimer. <source>

OpenLoop, a Des Moines, IA-based provider of white-label telehealth support services, raised $15M led by Nava Ventures, with participation from UnityPoint Health Ventures, PrimeTime Ventures, SpringTide Ventures, and ManchesterStory. <source>

Protai, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based proteomics and AI-powered drug discovery startup, raised $12M from Grove Ventures, Pitango HealthTech, and Maj Invest Equity Fund. <source>

Droplet Biosciences, a Cambridge, MA-based biotechnology company providing sensitive cancer diagnostics, raised $8M led by The Engine. <source>

Fort Health, a New York, NY-based virtual mental health clinic for kids, raised $4.3M from undisclosed investors. <source>

Apollo Behavior Services, a Suwanee, GA-based autism therapy provider, raised $4.2M from undisclosed investors. <source>

Healium, a Menlo Park, CA-based virtual and augmented reality biofeedback company, raised $3.6M from Impact Venture Capital, Ambition Fund II, Captain Partners & Astronaut Holdings, Citrine Angels, Coact Capital, Gaingels, KCRise Fund, Mayo Clinic, Missouri Technology Corporation, QRM Capital, Stadia Ventures, Tidewater Capital, and Underdog Ventures. <source>

Allermi, a San Francisco, CA-based direct-to-consumer telehealth service providing a customized approach to allergy relief, raised $3.5M led by Nelstone Ventures, with participation from FourSight Capital Partners. <source>

Alternative Behavior Strategies (dba ABS Kids), an Encino, CA-based pediatric autism treatment provider, raised $3.5M from undisclosed investors. <source>

Sensate, a San Marcos, CA-based wellness technology company, raised $3.2M led by Incisive Ventures, with participation from Share Ventures, Geek Ventures, Dangerous Ventures, Unlock Venture Partners, What If Ventures, Moai Capital, and 37 Angels. <source>

Zoe, a Boston, MA- and London, UK-based-based personalized nutrition company, raised $2.5M led by Flight Fund. <source>

Nanite, a Boston, MA-based non-viral gene delivery company, raised up to $2M led by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. <source>

Mental Health Center of America, a Phoenix, Arizona-based mental health provider that offers telehealth and in-person services, raised $1.9M from undisclosed investors. <source>

ROOK, a Miami, FL-based B2B SaaS company providing health data and insights, raised $1.7M led by NuFund Venture Group, with participation from AlliedVC, CrossOceanFund, Harvard Business Fund, Hilltop Venture Partners, InstaVC, IrieVC, IQ Ventures, Liebenthal, Mana Ventures, MCMA VC, Stadia Ventures, Techstars, and TheSageHouse. <source>

VivaWell, a Mexico City, Mexico- and Buenos Aires, Argentina-based AI prevention-centric healthcare and wellness company, raised $1.6M from family offices and individual investors. <source>

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